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Breaking ground in Holden Heights (video)
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County President & CEO Catherine Steck McManus held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 30 to celebrate their combined efforts to provide Central Floridians with affordable opportunities to become homeowners.
A message from the President & CEO
We have received a transformative, unrestricted donation from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in the amount of $5.75 million.
Mary’s Habitat home will give the 72-year-old long-awaited stability and freedom
Mary sees folks buying homes every day in her work as the financial policy processor for a title company. But the 72-year-old didn’t think homeownership was within her own reach until she found Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County. Now, after a...
We’re building in Holden Heights!
We are now taking applications for Habitat homes in Holden Heights, located just minutes from downtown Orlando and SODO. Learn more & apply today!
Builders Blitz 2022: Relive the week
Local builders constructed six homes in just five days for six hardworking families. Relive this amazing week!
March is Women Build!
Women are coming together all month long to build, invest, and advocate for quality, affordable housing in our community.
Naomi’s story: ‘There’s nothing like stability’ when it comes to raising her three children
Naomi was so desperate to move her three children away from their unsafe neighborhood that she lost $5,000 trying to buy a house through a predatory real estate dealer. “She wouldn’t show me the houses I wanted to see,” she said, and was repeatedly redirected to the...
Wonda’s story: After qualifying for Habitat home, she knew she was going to be OK
When Wonda reflects on her past and all the obstacles she has overcome, she can hardly believe that she is about to achieve her lifelong dream of owning a home. “It’s so exciting and is a huge relief to finally have something that is my own,” Wonda said. “After all...
Maria & Desmon’s story: Young family’s Habitat home will be a place of healing and safety
A terrible car crash, heart failure, and a miracle gave Maria and Desmon the most grateful hearts. And now, they have overcome yet another obstacle — escaping an unsafe and unhealthy living situation to purchase their own home. “We cannot believe that our dreams are...